Program Overview

Course Overview

Key Information

The course "Breathe easy - managing BOAS patients" is an onsite program that offers 8 hours of CPD. It is a one-day course that combines lectures and practical sessions.

Course Programme

Key Areas

The course covers the following key areas:

• Brachycephalic obstructive breathing syndrome (BOAS) – medical, anaesthetic and surgical management
• Brachycephalic airway surgery - staphylectomy, rhinoplasty, tonsillectomy
• Brachycephalic upper airway obstruction emergency management
• Brachycephalic anaesthesia

About this course

This multi-disciplinary lecture and practical course is designed to enhance skills in managing high-risk patients with upper airway obstruction. Brachycephalic dogs and cats are increasingly popular pets and can be extremely challenging to manage in the hospital environment. The course will discuss tips and tricks for managing these patients smoothly and enable participants to be in the best possible position to reduce the risks for them and alleviate their owners' and their own fears and stress.

Course Details

Course Format

The course includes lectures from specialists in emergency and critical care, anaesthesia, and surgery. It also features a cadaver practical, allowing delegates to review and practice surgical techniques such as:

• Wedge resection rhinoplasty
• Alarvestibuloplasty
• Partial staphylectomy
• Folded flap palatoplasty
• Temporary tracheostomy tube placement Participants will have the unique opportunity to practice nasal surgical techniques on a custom-made silicone model with a close to real feel.

Tutors

The course is taught by the following tutors:

• Stefano Cortellini, DVM MVetMed DipACVECC DipECVECC FHEA MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at The Royal Veterinary College
• Carolina Palacios Jimenez, DVM CertVA PGCertVetEd PhD DipECVAA MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at The Royal Veterinary College
• Lynda Rutherford, BVM&S MVetMed DipECVS PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery at The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

Course Benefits

Why do this course?

This course is ideal for those who would like to enhance the care they and their team can offer to challenging cases. It would be useful for general practitioners as well as vets with a special interest in emergency cases, anaesthesia, and surgery.

Additional Information

Relevant CPD courses

Participants may also find the following CPD courses of interest:

• Laparoscopic surgery for small animal vets
• Webinar Plus: Soft tissue surgical principles
• Webinar Plus: Advanced wound reconstructive surgery
• Surgical procedures of the head and neck
• Practical skin reconstructive techniques and wound management
• Abdominal surgery – the essentials
• Practical endoscopy
• Webinar Plus: Behavioural medicine in general veterinary practice
• Webinar Plus: Clinical governance - quality improvement and fostering a supportive practice culture
• Webinar Plus: Anthrozoology for veterinary professionals

Relevant CertAVP modules

• C-SAS.2 Soft Tissue Surgery A